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On Friday | January 26 |
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The Readings from the Regular Cycle |
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The Epistle |
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9th Sunday |
DEACON |
Wisdom. |
READER |
The reading is from Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians. |
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1 Cor. 3:9-17 |
Brethren, we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder, I laid a foundation, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care how he builds upon it. For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw – each man’s work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If any one destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and that temple you are. [RSV] |
PRIEST |
Peace be with you the reader. |
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The Gospel |
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(Previously skipped.) |
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14th Sunday of Matthew |
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Matthew. |
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Mt. 22:2-14 |
The Lord said this parable, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.’ But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.’ And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment; and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.’ For many are called, but few are chosen.” [RSV] |
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Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion. |
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Synaxarion |
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From the Menaion. |
On January 26, we commemorate our devout father Xenophon, his wife Maria, and sons Archadios and John. |
On this day we also commemorate the great earthquake. |
On this day we also commemorate our devout father Symeon, the so-called Old One. |
On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyrs Ananias the priest, Peter the prison-guard, and the seven soldiers with them. |
On this day, devout saint Ammonas died in peace. |
On this day, devout saint Gabriel died in peace. |
On this day, the two holy Martyrs in Phrygia died by beating. |
By their holy intercessions, O God, have mercy on us. Amen. |
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Fasting Rule |
Strict: Refrain from meat, fish, oil, dairy, and eggs. |
It is a Wednesday or Friday. |